Burundi: Arbitrary arrest/ prisoner of conscience, Alexis Sinduhije (m)

Burundi: Arbitrary arrest/ prisoner of conscience, Alexis Sinduhije (m)

Index AI: AFR 16/007/2008
Date de publication: 19 novembre 2008
Catégories: Burundi

Alexis Sinduhije, the President of the Movement for Security and Democracy (Mouvement pour la Sécurité et la Démocratie, MSD), a political opposition group, was arrested on 3 November during a MSD party meeting. Thirty-six others were also arrested, but have since been released. Alexis Sinduhije is currently detained in Mpimba Central Prison in the capital, Bujumbura. He is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for expressing his political views.